HOW HEALTH AND SAFETY AFFECT ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 

HOW HEALTH AND SAFETY AFFECT ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT


Introduction
Every firm needs to establish a positive work environment for all employees in order to recruit new employees, retain current employees and assure employee satisfaction. Employees are the most valuable asset to any firm, thus they need to be protected. To safeguard the employees' health, safety, security, and wellness, the employer prioritizes providing a safe and secure work environment.

                                    

As well as according to statistics, someone dies as a result of an industrial accident or poor workplace safety standards every twenty seconds of every working minute throughout the world. Thousands of employees around the world fall ill, suffer temporary or permanent disability, or die as a result of inadequate workplace health and safety provisions. Not just employees, but also their families, suffer loss throughout their lives. Employees must feel safe in the workplace in order to increase productivity. If an accident or death occurs on the job, it can have a personal impact on the rest of the staff, and as a result, the output will suffer. If an injured worker requires time off from work to recover, the organization's health plan will take effect and aids the employee's medical requirements. While the employee's absence from work will have an impact on the remainder of the workers' work performance. HR managers collaborate with safety managers to develop security plans for the firm. Security audits are performed to ensure that security procedures handle the wide problems linked to employee security. The audit covers building security, disaster preparations, guard capabilities, control access, and so on.


Ways of HRM Deal with Health and Safety 


everyone in the company is responsible for workplace safety. HR experts and managers, on the other hand, play a significant role in defining standards, ensuring compliance with safety and health rules, and recording workplace incidents.

· Developing an OH&S policy and providing
training on that.
· Educate and Train Employees on the Topics
of Safety and Wellbeing
· Developing an OH&S training program including fire drills, refresher courses, etc.
· Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations: Clarifies where risks aren’t
controllable through other means (for example, facemasks and gloves).
· Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations: Ensures you provide adequate
equipment for staff for safe use to complete their duties.
· Encourage Overall Employee Wellbeing
· Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations


Conclusion
Human resource management is crucial to providing high-quality health care. More investigation and a concentration on human resource management in health care are required to design new policies. Effective human resource management methods are critical to improving healthcare outcomes and access across the world.

References
· https://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/toolkit_hss/EN_PDF_Toolkit_HSS_HumanRes
ources_oct08.pdf
· https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326776204_The_effect_of_human_resource_m
anagement_on_performance_in_hospitals_in_SubSaharan_Africa_A_systematic_literature_review
· https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1478-4491-4-20
· https://ireportsource.com/blog/what-is-hrs-role-insafety/#:~:text=HR's%20role%20is%20to%20ensure,helps%20workers%20to%20be%20
safe.
· https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-andsamples/toolkits/pages/introsafetyandsecurity.aspx

Comments

  1. Tharindu L BandaraApril 26, 2022 at 8:05 AM

    Among all things, another factor that the organization should prioritize is the HEALTH AND SAFETY of the employees. It may vary from organization to organization. You have well explained how to maintain it properly. All the best!

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  2. Kawshi M. Perera ♥️April 26, 2022 at 8:25 PM

    Employees are a company's most significant asset, so they must be protected. The employer prioritizes creating a safe and secure work environment to protect the health, safety, security, and wellness of the employees. You have explained well regarding the topic .Good job!

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  3. Arjuna Medagama MBA #24April 28, 2022 at 9:59 AM

    Country to country have some different leagal background on idustrial accidents.further workmen compensation coursts also established .becase most of the companies not taking seriuos note on their worker occupational health and safety aspects.

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  4. Lakshitha MBA 2022 FEBApril 28, 2022 at 9:04 PM

    Every firm needs to establish a positive work environment for all employees in order to recruit new employees, retain current employees and assure employee satisfaction.

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  5. Niluke SirimannaMay 3, 2022 at 10:21 AM

    Workplace health and safety assists in keeping employees safe and productive. Additionally, clients and visitors to the company are safeguarded during their visits. If a company does not have a health and safety plan in place, employee morale may drop and as a result productivity levels also will go down. If all these measures are taken, the chances of an accident being caused are reduced. Good article

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  6. SureshMay 4, 2022 at 7:20 AM

    Health and safety initiatives are part of a strategic approach to HRM.No longer just a "thing" that companies have to comply with, its being used part of accompany overall strategy for talent retention,overall objectives..Good luck

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  7. Venushka BandaranayakeMay 7, 2022 at 5:03 AM

    Workplace health and safety is all about managing risks in a way that protects both your employees and your company. Your article nicely explains the importance of the same. Good Luck.

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